(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 04, 2018 Tom Brady (12) of the Patriots prepares to pass during Super Bowl LII between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 4, 2018. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is among the NFL players who will have to look for a new helmet after next season after 10 headgear models were banned April 16, 2018. In a move to combat concussions after concerns for years that not enough was being done to protect players, the league and the NFL Players Association released laboratory performance test results on helmet brands.They announced 10 models would be prohibited, although players who used four of them in the 2017 season could have one final campaign with them in 2018. / AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARYTIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

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Ben Volin | On Football

Patriots? draft so far? In a word ? yuck

They didn?t address their glaring needs on defense in the second round.

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Dawson, who was drafted 56th overall out of Florida, played all over the secondary for the Gators.

Patriots notebook

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Brown has spent three seasons in San Francisco, where he mostly played right tackle.

Florida defensive back Duke Dawson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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On day 2 of draft, Patriots go for defense

After trading Nos. 43 and 51, the Patriots took Florida cornerback Duke Dawson at No. 56.

Boston- 04/27/18- Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays- Sox starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz kicks his leg up on the mound in frustration after giving up a solo homer to Rays Rob Refsnyder in the 3rd inning. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

RAYS 4, RED SOX 3

Drew Pomeranz struggles again as Red Sox fall to Rays

The lefthander allowed three homers and four runs in his second start since returning from a forearm injury.

scott kirsner | innovation economy

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Two California startups will unleash a fleet of about 2,000 bikes in 15 communities. But will users who can just leave bikes anywhere cause problems?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_14E48B.jpg Sick British toddler at center of legal battle dies

Alfie Evans, the sick British toddler whose parents won support from Pope Francis during a protracted legal battle over his treatment, died early Saturday. He was 23 months old.

The Tufts University main campus

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Tufts faces pressure to raise its annual payments to Medford and Somerville

For years, Tufts University has been one of the most generous nonprofits to the city of Boston, one of the few organizations willing to pay the full amount of City Hall requested.

TOPSHOT - Actor and comedian Bill Cosby (C) comes out of the Courthouse after the verdict in the retrial of his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania on April 26, 2018. Disgraced television icon Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of sexual assault by a US jury -- losing a years-long legal battle that was made tougher at retrial as the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. / AFP PHOTO / Dominick ReuterDOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images

Boston College rescinds Bill Cosby?s honorary degree

The decision marks the first time the Jesuit university has revoked an honorary degree, spokesman Jack Dunn said.

Talking Shop

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The location is the first two-story Wegmans, and the first in a mall.

N.H. man to be charged with murdering former fiancee in North Andover

A Merrimack, N.H., man is charged with the murder of his former fiancee, a North Andover woman who was found dead in her home last weekend, prosecutors said.

Tommy MacDonald getting his makeup done for the show in 2010.

WGBH-TV is sued by woodworking show host Tommy Mac

The former host of a popular woodworking show is suing WGBH.

Boston, MA - 5/29/1974: Boston Police Commissioner Robert di Grazia leads a funeral procession for slain Boston Patrolman Donald A. Brown in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston on May 29, 1974. Patrolman Brown was shot to death in Roslindale when he attempted to thwart a holdup while escorting the night manager of a supermarket to a nearby bank with the store's receipts. (Jack O'Connell/Globe Staff) --- BGPA Reference: 180427_BS_007

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?He was polarizing but he didn?t care, because the bottom line was protecting the citizens and his officers?

Former Boston Police commissioner Robert di Grazia, who died Thursday at age 90, left behind a complex and controversial legacy as a reformer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-15389.jpg As manhunt continues in Maine, hunting suspended in three towns

Governor Paul LePage issued an emergency proclamation closing all hunting in parts of Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Fairfield, according to a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_troope4_met.jpg Take a look at the financial perks State Police troopers enjoy

State Police perks have been thrust into the spotlight after revelations that some troopers are paid $40 a day to drive their own cars to work.

Former State Police colonel Richard McKeon.

Report criticizes ex-State Police head for arrest report rewrite

Former State Police colonel Richard McKeon was wrong to order a trooper to rewrite a report about the arrest of the daughter of a judge, according to a report released Friday.

Buoyed by anti-Trump wave, 13 Democrats chase open Third District seat

Thirteen Democrats have spent months ping-ponging across the Merrimack Valley as they vie for the nomination this September to replace retiring Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Gaming_05[1].jpg Wynn Resorts has a new name for the Everett casino

Company officials made the change to distance the project from lurid sexual misconduct allegations against former CEO Steve Wynn.

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Tons of dog waste clogged 3,600 feet of storm drain, preventing rainwater from clearing out of the streets after the string of March storms.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/shutterstock_233288320.jpg What?s driving millennials? interest in astrology?

For many young people, astrology ? despite decades of well-documented debunking ? remains a shared and popular language.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Latest Episode

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After a breakup, we should feel more and think less ? so crank your playlist and let the emotions flow.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_caucus3_met.jpg Early education efforts need another boost

It?s time for another significant step on early education funding.

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Recycling Boston?s architectural history one piece at a time

Having spent much of his life collecting the detritus of changing neighborhoods, Walter Santory is blessed with an expert knowledge of architectural history that you can't get from a PhD program.

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